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Sammy Swindell Sets His Sights on The 42nd Annual Western World Championships

Tucson, Arizona (September 21^st, 2009) – After nearly a decade absence, Sammy Swindell will return to the 42^nd running of the Western World Championships presented by Old Tucson Studios, looking to top the prestigious list of winners that includes his son, 2008 winner Kevin Swindell. One of only two drivers to ever win the event in both winged and non winged action, Swindell will set sail in the Tom Rolfe Maxim as he looks to take home the $15k and a third Western World title.

Sammy's unrivaled career includes World of Outlaws titles, stints in the upper ranks of both Indy Car and NASCAR racing, more than 600 career feature wins, victories in virtually anything worth winning and most recently sweeping the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals for an unprecedented 5^th title.

With 30 WWC preliminary and final night features under his belt, Swindell has finished in the top five 22 times with a total of 7 feature wins. Ironically, Sammy's last Western World victory came on the heels of his first Chili Bowl Midget Nationals victory.

More than one hundred sprint cars will be expected to join Sammy and the Tom Rolfe team as they take part in what will be one of the biggest sprint car events in the country

Both the winged and wingless forces will tackle USA Raceway's 3/8-mile clay oval for three nights on November 19, 20 and 21, with more than $100,000 in "A" Feature money alone distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $15,000 share awaits the winner of the Lucas Oil ASCS season-ender on November 21, with the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region conqueror on November 21 pocketing $5,000.

Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WesternWorldTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Hotel Information can be found at www.usaraceway.net/lodging.php or by calling the Tucson Airport Courtyard by Marriott at 520-573-0000

USA Raceway is located east of Tucson off I-10 exit 268, then 1.6 miles south on Craycroft Road, which turns into Los Reales. For more information please, contact the track at 520-574-8515 or additional information regarding USA Raceway can be found at http://www.usaraceway.net

The 18th Annual American Sprint Car Series Awards Banquet, Presented by Brodix, will follow directly on the heels of USA Raceway's 42nd Annual Western World Championships presented by Old Tucson Studios.

Open to all racers, teams and fans, tickets are available for just $20 and may be obtained by calling USA Raceway at 520-574-8515. Tickets must be ordered by Tuesday, November 17.

More information regarding Old Tucson Studios is available at www.oldtucson.com

Tennessee's Kevin Swindell became the 25th different winner of the Western World by topping the 2008 edition of the event last November, adding his name to a prestigious list of past winners that includes his father Sammy Swindell, who won the event in both 1980 and 1989.

Steve Kinser has claimed the most Western World titles with seven triumphs including wingless wins in 1982 and 1983 followed by winged wins in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992 and 1996.

Ron Shuman is next on the list with five Western World triumphs, all of the wingless variety, with other drivers posting multiple Western World wins including Lealand McSpadden (3), Bud Kaeding (2), Mark Kinser (2), Jan Opperman (2) and Sammy Swindell (2).

Past Western World Championship Winners (Wing / Non-Wing)
2008 – Kevin Swindell (nw)
2007 – Jerry Coons, Jr. (nw)
2006 – Josh Wise (nw)
2005 – Dave Darland (nw)
2004 – Bud Kaeding (nw)
2003 – Tony Elliott (nw)
2002 – Bud Kaeding (nw)
2001 – Jeremy Sherman (nw)
2000 – Jay Drake (nw)
1999 – Donny Schatz (w)
1998 – Tyler Walker (w)
1997 – Mark Kinser (w)
1996 – Steve Kinser (w)
1995 – Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1994 – Ron Shuman (nw)
1993 – Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1992 – Steve Kinser (w)
1991 – Danny Lasoski (w)
1990 – Steve Kinser (w)
1989 – Sammy Swindell (w)
1988 – Mark Kinser (w)
1987 – Steve Kinser (w)
1986 – Bobby Davis, Jr. (w)
1985 – Steve Kinser (w)
1984 – Ron Shuman (nw)
1983 – Steve Kinser (nw)
1982 – Steve Kinser (nw)
1981 – Ron Shuman (nw)
1980 – Sammy Swindell (nw)
1979 – Tim Green (nw)
1978 – Lealand McSpadden (nw)
1977 – Ron Shuman (nw)
1976 – Bubby Jones (nw)
1975 – Ron Shuman (nw)
1974 – Rick Ferkel (nw)
1973 – Earl Wagner (nw)
1972 – Jan Opperman (nw)
1971 – Jan Opperman (nw)
1970 – Jerry McClung (nw)
1969 – Bob Huebner (nw)
1968 – Bob Cleberg (nw)

Can someone clear this up for me?

Is th 42nd running of the Western World Champinonships going to be all 360s, both winged and nonwinged?

Braden Wasson
B. Wasson Design
www.bwassonart.deviantart.com

Thanks Braden.

One more thing.

Does that mean there will be two W.W. winners, a winged and a nonwinged?

You got it! Two Western World Champions this year

Any of you Socals that hang out at Perris once a mounth planing on making the trip to Tucson to watch the 360s run in Nov?

I will be at Ventura on Nov 21st for the 5K to win usac midget show.

Ventura Raceway, I've been there once.

Very nice racetrack, excellent location.

Got craped on by a seagull when I was there, but had a great time anyway.

it's good luck to crapped on by a sea bird, especially an Albatross

(at least that's what friends tell me when it happens to me!!)

yeah, right

as long as it didn't crap in your beer you're lucky

I'll be there on the 21st Midgets are great at the "new" Ventura especially for 5K to win

ROB

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

MMMM?

360s in Az.

Lots of Nat. guys in socal.

If I can find a way I think I'll be at Ventura(hope its a bad year for seagulls).

P.S. Man I miss Manzy and the real W.W.(no offence intended Az.).

Tucson needs to get rid of the winged jobs. Ventura looks better to me.

P.S. Man I miss Manzy and the real W.W.(no offence intended Az.).

It has the name, I call it the "bastardised" version, and it's going to be a good show. I bought my tickets when they went on sale-- but-- it ain't the real WESTERN WORLD for a lot of very obvious reasons.

Kenny

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.